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Total Expenditure in Agricultural R&D (US$ PPP, 2015 prices) — Government, Higher Education and Private Non-profit (Agricultural Science and Technology) by country

The dataset contains a set of financial indicators describing national expenditures on agricultural research and development (R&D). The indicators are derived primarily from responses to the financial resources section of the ASTI questionnaire, complemented with selected external macroeconomic indicators required...

Countries reporting
94
Highest
8,723 million USD
China
Lowest
0.1973 million USD
Guinea-Bissau
Median
34.7 million USD
Years covered
20
2004–2023
Data points
1,821

What the numbers show

Total Expenditure in Agricultural R&D (US$ PPP, 2015 prices) — Government, Higher Education and Private Non-profit (Agricultural Science and Technology) is currently reported for 94 countries. The highest value is 8,723 million USD in China; the lowest is 0.1973 million USD in Guinea-Bissau.

The median across all reporting countries is 34.7 million USD, and the mean is 395.24 million USD.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 44,210.

Over the past decade 52 countries rose and 41 fell. The largest increase was in Myanmar (up 240.2%), and the largest decrease in Sierra Leone (down 75.1%).

Total Expenditure in Agricultural R&D (US$ PPP, 2015 prices): full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 China 8,723 million USD 2023 up 129.0% rising
1 China, mainland 8,723 million USD 2023 up 129.0% rising
2 Türkiye 499.57 million USD 2023 down 16.9% falling
3 India 4,518 million USD 2023 up 53.0% rising
3 Viet Nam 210.76 million USD 2022 up 30.2% flat
4 Brazil 2,091 million USD 2023 down 23.2% rising
5 Republic of Korea 1,419 million USD 2023 up 35.1% rising
5 United Republic of Tanzania 99.58 million USD 2023 up 40.7% rising
6 Australia and New Zealand 1,261 million USD 2023 up 30.9% rising
6 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 86.24 million USD 2013 — rising
7 Thailand 1,137 million USD 2023 up 46.4% rising
7 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 47.52 million USD 2020 down 29.4% falling
8 Russian Federation 791.19 million USD 2019 up 23.9% rising
8 Melanesia 34.94 million USD 2023 up 6.4% rising
9 Mexico 740.99 million USD 2013 up 22.1% rising
9 Democratic Republic of the Congo 31.79 million USD 2016 up 18.7% rising
10 Australia 653.83 million USD 2011 up 3.0% flat
10 Lao People's Democratic Republic 21.08 million USD 2017 up 2.7% falling
11 Indonesia 624.1 million USD 2021 down 21.6% falling
12 Argentina 553.79 million USD 2023 down 13.7% falling
13 Malaysia 528.01 million USD 2022 down 15.1% flat
14 Nigeria 347.38 million USD 2023 down 37.0% falling
15 Pakistan 330.01 million USD 2012 up 29.2% rising
16 Colombia 290.07 million USD 2023 up 15.0% rising
17 South Africa 280.72 million USD 2022 down 1.2% rising
18 Kenya 272.24 million USD 2023 down 10.1% falling
19 Bangladesh 266.75 million USD 2016 up 21.2% rising
20 Chile 218.89 million USD 2022 up 12.1% rising
21 Philippines 188.57 million USD 2015 up 217.8% rising
22 Ethiopia 178.03 million USD 2016 up 85.0% rising
23 Greece 156.4 million USD 2023 up 75.2% rising
24 Ghana 150.43 million USD 2021 down 21.7% rising
25 Uganda 140.07 million USD 2023 up 7.4% rising
25 Côte d'Ivoire 128.69 million USD 2023 up 55.6% rising
26 Sri Lanka 115.52 million USD 2016 up 14.9% rising
27 Peru 107.59 million USD 2020 up 72.2% rising
27 Cabo Verde 5.9 million USD 2021 up 114.0% rising
28 Oman 89.11 million USD 2012 up 58.7% rising
29 Nepal 88 million USD 2016 up 151.5% rising
30 Uruguay 66.15 million USD 2023 up 13.6% falling
31 Senegal 50.33 million USD 2016 up 52.1% rising
32 Benin 49.19 million USD 2021 up 47.1% rising
33 Slovenia 46.84 million USD 2023 up 149.6% rising
34 Mali 45.41 million USD 2023 up 6.3% falling
35 Namibia 44.78 million USD 2014 up 26.8% falling
36 Panama 41.9 million USD 2023 up 39.5% rising
37 Myanmar 39.17 million USD 2017 up 240.2% volatile
38 Jordan 38.88 million USD 2012 up 3.5% flat
39 Mauritius 38.47 million USD 2016 up 39.7% rising
40 Mozambique 34.83 million USD 2023 up 52.2% rising
41 Costa Rica 34.57 million USD 2020 down 14.3% falling
42 Cambodia 31.53 million USD 2017 up 87.6% rising
43 Ecuador 27.88 million USD 2023 down 6.6% falling
44 Rwanda 27.39 million USD 2016 up 27.9% rising
45 Papua New Guinea 27.09 million USD 2023 up 3.7% rising
46 Paraguay 25.86 million USD 2023 down 4.7% rising
47 Burkina Faso 24.55 million USD 2023 down 40.7% rising
48 Malawi 24.15 million USD 2014 up 44.0% rising
49 Guatemala 23.71 million USD 2023 up 32.8% rising
50 Iceland 18.56 million USD 2011 down 51.2% falling
51 Dominican Republic 18.07 million USD 2023 down 2.6% falling
52 Botswana 16.93 million USD 2016 down 48.5% falling
53 Estonia 16.69 million USD 2015 down 19.0% rising
54 Niger 16.45 million USD 2023 up 18.9% rising
55 Cameroon 16.34 million USD 2023 down 54.3% falling
56 Trinidad and Tobago 14.89 million USD 2012 up 8.8% rising
57 Mauritania 14 million USD 2016 down 18.5% falling
58 Jamaica 13.26 million USD 2012 up 5.9% rising
59 Burundi 12.09 million USD 2016 down 21.2% flat
60 Honduras 11.77 million USD 2020 down 0.1% rising
61 Nicaragua 11.73 million USD 2020 down 14.6% falling
62 Chad 10.64 million USD 2021 down 29.4% falling
63 Madagascar 9.95 million USD 2016 down 24.5% falling
64 Togo 9.04 million USD 2023 up 71.0% rising
65 Zambia 8.67 million USD 2023 down 61.6% falling
66 Eswatini 6.42 million USD 2016 down 22.7% falling
67 Guinea 4.93 million USD 2016 down 8.7% rising
68 Sierra Leone 4.3 million USD 2023 down 75.1% rising
69 Liberia 3.83 million USD 2023 down 27.4% falling
70 Congo 3.64 million USD 2016 down 38.7% falling
71 Lesotho 3.14 million USD 2016 down 16.0% falling
72 Gambia 3.12 million USD 2023 down 34.4% falling
73 Eritrea 2.87 million USD 2011 down 60.2% falling
74 Central African Republic 2.82 million USD 2023 down 30.1% falling
75 Belize 1.55 million USD 2020 down 3.2% falling
76 Gabon 1.38 million USD 2016 down 26.9% falling
77 Barbados 1.19 million USD 2012 down 28.7% falling
78 Antigua and Barbuda 0.9058 million USD 2012 down 31.3% falling
79 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.7772 million USD 2012 up 11.5% rising
80 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.6921 million USD 2012 up 13.5% rising
81 Grenada 0.4417 million USD 2012 up 0.7% rising
82 Saint Lucia 0.3264 million USD 2012 up 122.3% rising
83 Dominica 0.2157 million USD 2012 down 31.5% falling
84 Guinea-Bissau 0.1973 million USD 2023 down 13.1% falling

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Total Expenditure in Agricultural R&D (US$ PPP, 2015 prices) — Government, Higher Education and Private Non-profit (Agricultural Science and Technology)
Unit
million USD
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
121 places, 1,821 data points, 2004–2023
Last refreshed

The dataset contains a set of financial indicators describing national expenditures on agricultural research and development (R&D). The indicators are derived primarily from responses to the financial resources section of the ASTI questionnaire, complemented with selected external macroeconomic indicators required to ensure comparability across countries and over time.The dataset includes both directly reported financial aggregates and derived indicators, reflecting different dimensions of agricultural R&D investment. Reported expenditure data are collected in current local currency units (LCU) and refer to total institutional expenditures, as provided by national respondents. Coverage of the private for-profit sector remains limited and is therefore excluded from the dataset. To support temporal analysis and international comparability, expenditure indicators are also expressed in constant local currency units, using country-specific GDP deflators sourced from FAOSTAT. In addition, selected indicators relate agricultural R&D expenditures to key structural variables, such as agricultural value added, allowing for meaningful cross-country comparisons of research intensity and resource allocation.